Diabetes risk among US adults with different socioeconomic status and behavioral lifestyles: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes disproportionately affects minorities and those with low socioeconomic status (SES) in the United States, and differences in behavioral lifestyles are largely responsible for the unequal distribution of diabetes among different groups.

Methods

With data of 9,969 participants collected in the 2007–2008 and 2009–2010 cycles of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), this study examined several mediators and their mediating effects in the connection between SES and the risk of diabetes. The SES is assessed by the income-to-poverty ratio (IPR), education level, and employment status. For the mediation analysis, we used health-related behaviors as mediators (smoking, alcohol use, consumption of green vegetables and fruits, physical

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature